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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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